Florida International University Department of Modern Languages Syllabus: JPN 1131 U01 (Japanese II)

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1 Semester: Spring, 2017 Class Time: M & W 2:00pm 3:50pm F 2:00pm 2:50pm Class Days: M, W & F Florida International University Department of Modern Languages Syllabus: JPN 1131 U01 (Japanese II) Instructor: Naoko Komura 小村直子 Office: DM 488D Office hours: M,W&F 1:00pm 2:00pm or by appointment Room: M, W & F GC 274 Tel: (305) / Fax: (305) Website: (Asian Studies Program) (Modern Languages Dept.) Course Description: komuran@fiu.edu This course is sequent to Japanese I and covers the second half of basic Japanese grammar. In this course, the students continue developing the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) through various communicative activities and tasks. Also, many more Kanji will be introduced to the students. The emphasis in this course will be on developing accuracy and skills to use more complex sentences to express subtle nuances. Course Objectives: 1. Students will be introduced to the basic structures of Japanese and encouraged to utilize them in appropriate situations. 2. Students will learn approximately 85 Kanji. 3. Students will be able to make requests, describe people, state their opinions, and quote what they hear, etc. 4. Students will be able to write short passages on the similar topics. 5. Students will also learn aspects of Japanese culture that relate to the lesson topics. Textbooks: 1. Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Genki I. Japan: Japan Times Publishing, Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Genki I Workbook. Japan: Japan Times Publishing, 2011.

2 Audio: 1. Banno, Eri, Yutaka Ohno, Yoko Sakane, and Chikako Shinagawa. An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Genki. CD. Japan: Japan Times Publishing, Course Work: 1. An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Genki I a. Conversation & Grammar Lesson 6-10 b. Reading & Writing Lesson An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese: Genki I Workbook a. Conversation & Grammar Lesson 6-10 b. Reading & Writing Lesson 6-10 Grading Evaluation: Grading Scale A B C A B D B C+ 59 & below F Grades: Assignment -Workbook 1 point X 56 = 56 points -Writing 5 point X 4 = 20 points -Recoding 5 point X 4 = 20 points Quizzes 15% Chapter tests 30% Final exam 15% Class participation 10% Presentation 10% -Receiving approval on time = 2% -Presentation = 8% Final interview 10% 10% (Total 96 points) Class The class meets three times a week, and daily attendance and participation are absolutely necessary. All students are expected to be fully prepared and on time for class. If something comes up which causes you to miss class, please contact me as soon as possible either by phone or . Assignments: Assignments (HW) are designed to give you a chance to review what you learn in class each day. Therefore, each assignment is due the next class. Late assignments are not accepted. Assignments are in the workbook. Check page numbers on the syllabus before doing homework assignments. I will collect the assignment at the beginning of the class. Please write your homework assignments on a piece of paper (workbooks will not be accepted!). After finishing each assignment, you must correct it by yourself using the answer keys on Blackboard. Please use a different color pen to correct mistakes.

3 Copying the answer keys directly will lead to failure on your assignments. Each assignment is worth 1 point per page. You will have a writing assignment at the end of each chapter. The date and the title are in the schedule section of this syllabus. You must use all grammar points in the chapter. Please download the writing paper ( 原稿用紙 or げんこうようし ) from Blackboard to write your assignment. Assignments using other paper and those submitted by will not be accepted. After you received your writing assignment back from Sensei, you MUST rewrite and resubmit it in the next class. After resubmission, you will receive 5 points. You will also have a recording assignment at the end of each chapter. After Sensei has corrected and returned your writing assignment in the next class, you must record it and upload your file to Blackboard. Each recording assignment is worth 5 points. Quizzes/Exams: Quizzes will normally be given at the beginning of the class. Missing a test will lead to failure on the test unless you arrange a make-up with the instructor in advance. Make-up quizzes/tests are given only if you have contacted the instructor and been granted the permission BEFORE the scheduled test time, except for emergency cases. The time for taking the make-up must be as soon as possible after the original test. Students are responsible for revisions announced in class. Final exam This will be a comprehensive exam. It will cover chapters Final interview It will be a group interview and there are two sections. In the first section, sensei will ask you 4-5 questions and you answer them. In the second section, you will be provided questions in English. You will translate them into Japanese and ask each teammate a different question (you will ask all teammates). Your teammate will answer the question. You must answer them. All questions and answers are given and we will practice them at the end of each chapter. We will do this practice on the day of はなすれんしゅう. Presentation You will have an individual presentation. The topic of the presentation is my favorite person. You will make an original memorized speech for 2 minutes using 20 sentences that must include at least 2 new grammar concepts from each chapter (chapters 6-10). You also have to prepare a minimum of 3 slides and a maximum of 10 slides without any words as visual aids. You are not allowed to use a movie or music. It is important to remember that you MUST have Sensei review and approve your speech by April 12 th before you memorize it. Failing to do so will result in zero points for this presentation. When you send me your speech by , please use Microsoft Word and underline

4 all grammar points you used. Please remember if you miss your presentation day, you will not be able to make it up! Attention: Check the class schedule on the syllabus before coming to the class. Be ready for each class. No cheating and plagiarizing. Cheating/Plagiarizing will lead to failure on the test/assignment. Keep your appointments with instructors. Be punctual. If you cannot show up at the scheduled time or must reschedule, call beforehand. If for some reason, you could not call in advance call afterward, as soon as you can. Make many mistakes! You learn the best when you make mistakes. Others can learn from your mistakes, too. Don t be afraid of making mistakes. *Disability Statement: Students with documented special learning needs may want to inform the instructor. How to prepare for the class: This course is not like other classes. Language learning takes time and there is no short-cut for anyone. The more you put in your time, the more progress you make. In order to be a successful language learner, you must study every day. At home, go over your notes, handouts, and the textbook and do the homework assignment. Then, check the schedule of the next class and read the textbook briefly. You will not learn much if you come to class without preparation. I urge you to come see me immediately when you are having problems. Enjoy learning Japanese! Ganbatte!

5 Class schedule WEEK DATE CLASS SCHEDULE TODAY S HOMEWORK Due: Next class 1 1/9 Introduction, review 1/11 たんご, かんじ Grammar 1 54, 55, 56, 135, 136 1/13 Grammar /16 Martin Luther King Day (No class) 1/18 Grammar 3, 4 58, 59 たんご QUIZ 1/20 Grammar 5 60 て form 3 1/23 Grammar 6, 7 61, 63 1/25 pp , pp , 62 はなすれんしゅう Writing 1 かんじ Japanese culture 1 1/27 たんご, かんじ 137, /30 Lesson 6 test Recording 1 2/1 pp.184, Grammar 1 64, 65, 66 たんご 2/3 Grammar /6 pp.185, Grammar /8 Grammar 4, 5 69, 70 2/10 pp.183, pp , Writing 2 6 2/13 はなすれんしゅう たんご (pp184&185) 71 かんじ Japanese culture 2 2/15 Lesson 7 test Recording 2 2/17 たんご, かんじ 139, /20 Grammar 1, 2 73, 74 2/22 Grammar 3, 4 75, 76, 77 たんご 2/24 Grammar /27 Grammar 6, 7 79 Short form 3/1 pp , 81 Japanese culture 3, Writing 3 かんじ はなすれんしゅう 3/3 たんご, かんじ 141, /6 Lesson 8 test Recording 3 3/8 Grammar 1 82, 83, 84, 85

6 3/10 Southern Japan Seminar 10 3/13 Spring break (No class) 3/15 Spring break (No class) 3/17 Spring break (No class) 11 3/20 Conjugation practice, Grammar /22 Grammar 3, 4 87, 88 たんご 3/24 pp Writing 4 Short form 12 3/27 はなすれんしゅう 89, 90 かんじ Japanese culture 4 3/29 Lesson 9 test Recording 4 3/31 たんご, かんじ 143, /3 Grammar 1, 2 91, 92 4/5 Grammar 3, 4 93, 94 たんご 4/7 Grammar /10 Grammar 6, 7, pp , 99 4/12 pp , 97, 98 Final presentation はなすれんしゅう must be approved by Final interview review this day 4/14 Final interview 15 4/17 Lesson 10 test 4/19 Presentation 4/21 Final exam review 16 4/2 Final exam かんじ Note: Professor reserves the right to modify syllabus as necessary.